diff --git a/clearml_agent/glue/definitions.py b/clearml_agent/glue/definitions.py
index c28d422..22f09a9 100644
--- a/clearml_agent/glue/definitions.py
+++ b/clearml_agent/glue/definitions.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import shlex
+
 from clearml_agent.helper.environment import EnvEntry
 
 ENV_START_AGENT_SCRIPT_PATH = EnvEntry("CLEARML_K8S_GLUE_START_AGENT_SCRIPT_PATH", default="~/__start_agent__.sh")
@@ -17,4 +19,14 @@ ENV_POD_USE_IMAGE_ENTRYPOINT = EnvEntry("K8S_GLUE_POD_USE_IMAGE_ENTRYPOINT", def
 """
 Do not inject a cmd and args to the container's image when building the k8s template (depend on the built-in image
 entrypoint)
-"""
\ No newline at end of file
+"""
+
+ENV_KUBECTL_IGNORE_ERROR = EnvEntry("K8S_GLUE_IGNORE_KUBECTL_ERROR", default=None)
+"""
+Ignore kubectl errors matching this string pattern (allows ignoring warnings sent on stderr while 
+kubectl actually works and starts the pod)
+"""
+
+ENV_DEFAULT_SCHEDULER_QUEUE_TAGS = EnvEntry(
+    "K8S_GLUE_DEFAULT_SCHEDULER_QUEUE_TAGS", default=["k8s-glue"], converter=shlex.split
+)
diff --git a/clearml_agent/glue/k8s.py b/clearml_agent/glue/k8s.py
index cbf82c0..d2719f6 100644
--- a/clearml_agent/glue/k8s.py
+++ b/clearml_agent/glue/k8s.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ from clearml_agent.glue.definitions import (
     ENV_DEFAULT_EXECUTION_AGENT_ARGS,
     ENV_POD_AGENT_INSTALL_ARGS,
     ENV_POD_USE_IMAGE_ENTRYPOINT,
+    ENV_KUBECTL_IGNORE_ERROR,
+    ENV_DEFAULT_SCHEDULER_QUEUE_TAGS,
 )
 
 
@@ -208,6 +210,10 @@ class K8sIntegration(Worker):
                 self._session.feature_set != "basic" and self._session.check_min_server_version("3.22.3")
         )
 
+        self.ignore_kubectl_errors_re = (
+            re.compile(ENV_KUBECTL_IGNORE_ERROR.get()) if ENV_KUBECTL_IGNORE_ERROR.get() else None
+        )
+
     @property
     def agent_label(self):
         return self._get_agent_label()
@@ -466,13 +472,34 @@ class K8sIntegration(Worker):
                     queue=self.k8s_pending_queue_id,
                 )
 
-                res = self._session.api_client.tasks.enqueue(
-                    task_id,
-                    queue=self.k8s_pending_queue_id,
-                    status_reason='k8s pending scheduler',
-                )
-                if res.meta.result_code != 200:
-                    raise Exception(res.meta.result_msg)
+                for attempt in range(2):
+                    res = self._session.send_request(
+                        "tasks",
+                        "enqueue",
+                        json={
+                            "task": task_id,
+                            "queue": self.k8s_pending_queue_id,
+                            "status_reason": "k8s pending scheduler",
+                            "update_execution_queue": False,
+                        }
+                    )
+                    if res.ok:
+                        break
+
+                    # noinspection PyBroadException
+                    try:
+                        result_subcode = res.json()["meta"]["result_subcode"]
+                        result_msg = res.json()["meta"]["result_msg"]
+                    except Exception:
+                        result_subcode = None
+                        result_msg = res.text
+
+                    if attempt == 0 and res.status_code == 400 and result_subcode == 701:
+                        # Invalid queue ID, only retry once
+                        self._ensure_pending_queue_exists()
+                        continue
+                    raise Exception(result_msg)
+
             except Exception as e:
                 self.log.error("ERROR: Could not push back task [{}] to k8s pending queue {} [{}], error: {}".format(
                     task_id, self.k8s_pending_queue_name, self.k8s_pending_queue_id, e))
@@ -627,18 +654,21 @@ class K8sIntegration(Worker):
 
         print('kubectl output:\n{}\n{}'.format(error, output))
         if error:
-            send_log = "Running kubectl encountered an error: {}".format(error)
-            self.log.error(send_log)
-            self.send_logs(task_id, send_log.splitlines())
+            if self.ignore_kubectl_errors_re and self.ignore_kubectl_errors_re.match(error):
+                print(f"Ignoring error due to {ENV_KUBECTL_IGNORE_ERROR.key}")
+            else:
+                send_log = "Running kubectl encountered an error: {}".format(error)
+                self.log.error(send_log)
+                self.send_logs(task_id, send_log.splitlines())
 
-            # Make sure to remove the task from our k8s pending queue
-            self._session.api_client.queues.remove_task(
-                task=task_id,
-                queue=self.k8s_pending_queue_id,
-            )
-            # Set task as failed
-            session.api_client.tasks.failed(task_id, force=True)
-            return
+                # Make sure to remove the task from our k8s pending queue
+                self._session.api_client.queues.remove_task(
+                    task=task_id,
+                    queue=self.k8s_pending_queue_id,
+                )
+                # Set task as failed
+                session.api_client.tasks.failed(task_id, force=True)
+                return
 
         if pod_name:
             self.resource_applied(
@@ -1089,6 +1119,18 @@ class K8sIntegration(Worker):
     def check_if_suspended(self) -> bool:
         pass
 
+    def _ensure_pending_queue_exists(self):
+        resolved_ids = self._resolve_queue_names(
+            [self.k8s_pending_queue_name],
+            create_if_missing=True,
+            create_system_tags=ENV_DEFAULT_SCHEDULER_QUEUE_TAGS.get()
+        )
+        if not resolved_ids:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Failed resolving or creating k8s pending queue {}".format(self.k8s_pending_queue_name)
+            )
+        self.k8s_pending_queue_id = resolved_ids[0]
+
     def run_tasks_loop(self, queues: List[Text], worker_params, **kwargs):
         """
         :summary: Pull and run tasks from queues.
@@ -1104,14 +1146,8 @@ class K8sIntegration(Worker):
 
         events_service = self.get_service(Events)
 
-        # make sure we have a k8s pending queue
         if not self.k8s_pending_queue_id:
-            resolved_ids = self._resolve_queue_names([self.k8s_pending_queue_name], create_if_missing=True)
-            if not resolved_ids:
-                raise ValueError(
-                    "Failed resolving or creating k8s pending queue {}".format(self.k8s_pending_queue_name)
-                )
-            self.k8s_pending_queue_id = resolved_ids[0]
+            self._ensure_pending_queue_exists()
 
         _last_machine_update_ts = 0
         while True: